Ways to say it
| Uzbek | Pronunciation | Meaning | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayramingiz bilan! | bay-ra-min-GIZ bi-LAN | Happy holiday! | Polite “your”; short and friendly. |
| Bayramingiz muborak boʻlsin! | bay-ra-min-GIZ mu-bo-RAK boʻl-SIN | May your holiday be blessed! | Polite, complete. |
| Bayram bilan tabriklayman! | bay-RAM bi-LAN tab-rik-lay-MAN | I congratulate you on the holiday! | Full sentence; add Sizni, “you”, if you like. |
| Bayramingiz muborak! | bay-ra-min-GIZ mu-bo-RAK | Happy holiday! | Short. |
| Bayraming bilan! | bay-ra-MING bi-LAN | Happy holiday! | To a friend or a child. |
Capital letters mark the stressed syllable. Uzbek stress usually falls on the last syllable.
What it literally means
With your holiday. Bayram is “holiday”, -ingiz is “your” and bilan is “with”.
What people say back
Rahmat, sizni ham! (rah-MAT, siz-NI HAM): “Thank you, you too!”. Sizni ham, “you too”, answers any festive greeting.
In a real exchange
- Neighbour: Assalomu alaykum! Bayramingiz bilan!
Hello! Happy holiday! - You: Va alaykum assalom. Rahmat, sizni ham bayram bilan tabriklayman!
Hello. Thank you, and happy holiday to you too! - Neighbour: Rahmat. Oilangizga salom ayting.
Thank you. Say hello to your family. - You: Albatta, rahmat!
Of course, thank you!
Good to know
- The pattern is the same as for birthdays and New Year: the occasion + -ingiz + bilan. Bayramingiz bilan works for any holiday.
- Specific holidays have their own greetings: Navroʻz muborak, Hayit muborak, Yangi yilingiz bilan, Xalqaro xotin-qizlar kuni bilan. See their entries.
- Muborak, “blessed”, is the other pattern: bayramingiz muborak. Add tabriklayman, “I congratulate”, for the full sentence.
Common mistakes
- Leaving out bilan. Bayramingiz alone is only “your holiday”; bilan or muborak makes it a greeting.
- Using Bayramingiz bilan for a birthday. A birthday has its own: Tugʻilgan kuningiz bilan.
This phrase is part of Uzbek for weddings (toʻy) and holidays: what to say in the free phrasebook, with the grammar behind it.